Home Overijssel Twente Salt village BoekeloDiscoverOff The Beaten TrackOverijsselTwenteSalt village Boekelo05/07/2016Did you know that in Boekelo and surroundings there is a 50m thick crust of salt deep down below the ground? The first salt was found accidently in 1887 while drilling for fresh water at a depth of 470m. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR International AffairsThe cutest border crossing in the world North HollandJisp: an old whaling village FlevolandSunken treasures at the Batavialand Museum